SAP Solution Guide This document supports the version of each product listed and supports all subsequent versions until the document is replaced by a new edition. To check for more recent editions of this document, see http://www.vmware.com/support/pubs. EN-- SAP Solution Guide You can ®nd the most up-to-date technical documentation on the VMware Web site at: http://www.vmware.com/support/ The VMware Web site also provides the latest product updates. If you have comments about this documentation, submit your feedback to:
[email protected] Copyright © 2017 VMware, Inc. All rights reserved. Copyright and trademark information. VMware, Inc. 3401 Hillview Ave. Palo Alto, CA 94304 www.vmware.com 2 VMware, Inc. Contents 1 Executive Overview 5 Why This Guide ? 5 Target Audience 6 Understanding the Benefits of Virtualizing SAP Deployments with VMware 6 What do Customers Say About the VMware SAP Solution? 7 Overview of the VMware SAP Solution Guide 7 2 Virtualization Overview 9 Virtualization - Before and After 9 Virtualization Concepts 11 Understanding General Virtualization 11 Understanding Compute and Server Virtualization: Host Systems , Hypervisors and Virtual Machines / Guests 12 Understanding Factors Driving Server Virtualization 23 Understanding Virtual Appliances, vApps, OVFs, OVAs, Templates, and Clones 27 Understanding Management Solutions for Virtualized Environments 29 Understanding Desktop Virtualization 31 Understanding Application Virtualization 33 Understanding Storage Virtualization 35 Understanding Network Virtualization